Baking day 21…delayed, but not forgotten!

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Things are pretty crazy around here! Not in the way they used to be, in the “OH MY GOSH IT’S STARTING TO GET NICE OUT AND WE WANT TO SPEND ALL OUR TIME OUTSIDE” way. (Yes, that must be in all caps because here in Vermont we seize the good weather that we have and soak up every second of it.) We did manage to get some baking done last week, and it was a WINNER!

See, it’s been amazing! (Is it only Vermont kids who break out shorts and tank tops when the temperature climbs over 60 degrees?)

We found ourselves with a bit of free time one day and decided to try out a new to us recipe. We had been eyeballing these chocolate sandwich cookies in Sarah Kieffer’s 100 cookies (go buy it, it’s a winner cover to cover https://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/100-cookies) and today was our day! We did alter the filling recipe slightly by adding a bit of peppermint oil we picked up on our last King Arthur trip.

Sometimes we wear pajamas to bake, sometimes we wear a Hermoine consume! 🤷‍♀️

The recipe took a little effort, a little waiting, and a little rolling, but the kids were super into it so that made it all the more enjoyable. It worked out perfectly that there was some waiting time, we snuck outside for a bit, ran around, then came back in to finish the cookies!

We didn’t have the biscuit cutter recommended for the cookies, so they ended up slightly bigger then the were supposed to, but it worked out ok. Because there were fewer cookies we used less filling and had some left over. The brilliant 8 year old suggested we make brownies to put the filling on top of, so we did! We whipped up our favorite recipe (well, H did mostly), let them cool, then put the rest of the filling on top of the brownies. They were dreamy!

Making the frosting was serious! I was mostly left out as they have become so confident and comfortable in the kitchen these days.

It’s not always smooth sailing with the kids in the kitchen. It’s not always smooth sailing when it’s just me! The thing to remember is that it’s not about smooth, it’s not about what comes out of the oven even. It’s about doing something together and letting them learn; from the mistakes and their successes.

The brownie making! One of our go-to recipes.

Let us know what you’re baking in your kitchens! We love recipe ideas! You can follow us on Facebook at 100 days of baking with kids and on Instagram @100daysofbakingwithkids. Happy baking friends!

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